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South Cambridgeshire District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Cambridgeshire District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates3,367Searchable applications
645Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 1,426 approved or refused records
107Refused applications
1,319 approved · 107 refused · 180 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Jan 2021 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas84 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas8 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided26/00465/FUL
Change of use from green space to partial residential including a new access road and the creation of a day room/utility block, with 2no. static caravans, parking for 2no. touring caravans and parking for 4no. vehicles.
4D Moor Drove Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9AN
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided026/0141/TTCA
Silver Birch (Right had side of the house) - The tree would be cut down, stump and large roots removed.
4 The Green Thriplow Cambridgeshire SG8 7QZ
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided24/03298/CONDE
Submission of details required by conditions 6 (external materials), 7 (roof covering) and 8 (a) (windows, doors and shutters scale of 1:10), (b) (rooflights scale of 1:10), (c) (external vents, flues and ducts) of planning permission 24/03298/FUL
36 Gills Hill Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TS
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00467/FUL
Erection of 1 No. single storey self/custom build dwelling together with access.
Land Lying To The South Of 59 Ermine Way Arrington Cambridgeshire SG8 0AG
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided26/0142/TTPO
T1 - ASH TREE - Tree to be FelledReason - Tree having Ash die back
Land At Deal Grove Woodland Road Sawston Cambridgeshire
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Withdrawn26/00469/HFUL
Erection of a detached single storey, two bay car port to front of main dwelling.
12 High Street Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5ES
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided25/03377/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 5 (traffic management plan) of planning permission 25/03377/HFUL
80A High Street Meldreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6LA
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00472/FUL
Conversion, rebuild and demolition of existing agricultural buildings for use by the local community and local charities and schools (use class Sui Generis) and other associated infrastructure including landscaping, parking and drainage.
Land At Horseheath Lodge Horseheath Lodge Estate Dean Road Horseheath Cambridgeshire CB21 4PT
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided26/0143/TTPO
T1 - Lime - Make new pollard at 8 metres from ground level due to severe die back in upper crown and high target area below T2 - Lime - Make new pollard at 6 metres from ground level due to severe die back in upper crown, tree is overhanging and leaning towards public highwayT3 - Ash - End weight reduce over extended limb by up to 4 metres to reduce risk of limb failure over driveway
85 High Street Harston Cambridgeshire CB22 7PZ
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Withdrawn25/02820/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 4 (cladding) of planning permission 25/02820/FUL
Shepreth Village Hall 2 Station Road Shepreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6PZ
Received 6 Feb 2026 - DecidedS/2921/15/CONDN
Submission of details required by condition 25 (contamination) of outline planning permission S/2921/15/OL
Land South Of 1B Over Road Willingham Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB24 5EU
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00476/HFUL
Proposed rear roof dormer
Leylands Highfields Road Highfields Caldecote Caldecote Cambridgeshire CB23 7NX
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Withdrawn26/00485/FUL
Demolition of existing industrial units and erection of 7no dwellings (2bed, 3bed, 4bed) with off street parking.
Chestnuts Coxs Drove Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5HE
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00486/HFUL
Single storey rear extension. Demolition of existing detached garage and erection of a double garage. Erection of outbuilding in rear garden.
70 High Street Meldreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6LA
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00487/LBC
Single storey rear extension with internal alterations.
70 High Street Meldreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6LA
Received 6 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00488/HFUL
Part two storey and part single storey extension to rear, following demolition of existing single storey element and conservatory. Replacement of all existing windows and removal of side door. Conversion of existing detached garage to habitable space, including replacement of front and side doors with windows and door.
161 Girton Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0PQ
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided25/03992/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 8 (bat license) of planning permission 25/03992/FUL
18 Woodlands Road Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5LW
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00490/HFUL
Widening of the existing bay window to the rear, alterations to the existing conservatory, first floor extension over existing garage, new porch to the entrance and addition of render and timber cladding.
9 Cabbage Moor Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5NB
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00491/HFUL
Single storey side and front extension, following demolition of existing side extension and porch. Single storey rear extension. Change existing flat roof to pitched roof at rear of dwelling.
8 Wimpole Road Great Eversden Cambridgeshire CB23 1HR
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00492/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the installation of a 6.3KW roof mounted microgeneration solar PV array on an existing non-domestic building.
Recreation Ground Green End Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided26/0144/TTPO
Ash - Remove small lower branches. Reason - Advised by a tree surgen that some lower small branches will need to be removed as they were growing and touching a service line to the property. There are also a few dead, lower small branches which will need to be removed.
3 Teversham Road Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5EB
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided26/0145/TTCA
T1 - Apple Tree - RemoveT2 - Pine Tree - Remove
40 High Street Landbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9FT
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided26/0146/TTCA
H1 - Beech hedge - The hedge comprises multiple beech stems planted at approximately 0.5-1m intervals, some exceeding 75mm diameter when measured at 1.5m above ground level.Proposed works:- Reduce the overall height of the beech hedge from its current height (H1a) to the intended maintained height (H1b) of approximately 2.0-2.5 metres- Trim back lateral growth by approximately 0.5-1.5 metres to restore a managed hedge profile- Works are limited to routine hedge maintenance and shaping, retaining the hedge as a continuous boundary feature
85 Green End Landbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9FD
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00496/HFUL
Demolition of existing, and construction of a new rear garden outbuilding.
55 Thornton Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0NR
Received 9 Feb 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for South Cambridgeshire District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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